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summary of each meeting part of the

administrative record.

IV. Procedural Determinations

1. Executive Order 12866

This rule is exempted from review by

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) under Executive Order 12866

(Regulatory Planning and Review).

2. Executive Order 12988

The Department of the Interior

conducted the reviews required by

section 3 of Executive Order 12988

(Civil Justice Reform) and determined

that his rule meets the applicable

standards of subsections (a) and (b) of

that section. However, these standards

are not applicable to the actual language

of State regulatory programs and

program amendments since each such

program is drafted and promulgated by

a specific State, not by OSM. Under

sections 503 and 505 of SMCRA (30

U.S.C. 1253 and 1255) and the Federal

regulations at 30 CFR 730.11, 732.15,

and 732.17(h)(10), decisions on

proposed State regulatory programs and

program amendments submitted by the

States must be based solely on a

determination of whether the submittal

is consistent with SMCRA and its

implementating Federal regulations and

whether the other requirements of 30

CFR Parts 730, 731, and 732 have been

met.

3. National Environmental Policy Act

No environmental impact statement is

required for this rule since section

702(d) of SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1292(d))

provides that agency decisions on

proposed State regulatory program

provisions do not constitute major

Federal actions within the meaning of

section 102(2)(C) of the National

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.

4332(2)(C)).

4. Paperwork Reduction Act

This rule does not contain

information collection requirements that

require approval by OMB under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3507 et seq.).

5. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Department of the Interior

determined that this rule will not have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5

U.S.C. et seq.). The State submittal that

is the subject of this rule is based upon

counterpart Federal regulations for

which an economic analysis was

prepared and certification made that

such regulations would not have a

significant economic effect upon a

substantial number of small entities.

Accordingly, this rule will ensure that

existing requirements previously

promulgated by OSM will be

implemented by the State. In making the

determination as to whether this rule

would have a significant economic

impact, the Department relied upon the

data and assumptions for the

counterpart Federal regulations.

6. Unfunded Mandates

This rule will not impose a cost of

$100 million or more in any given year

on any governmental entity or the

private sector.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 944

Intergovernmental relations, Surface

mining, Underground mining.

Dated: June 29, 1998.

Richard J. Seibel,

Regional Director, Western Regional

Coordinating Center.

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40 CFR Part 52

[049–1049b; FRL–6118–2]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; State of

Missouri

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve

revised Missouri rule 10 CSR 10–6.030

as a revision to the State

Implementation Plan (SIP). This

revision, submitted by the state on

December 17, 1996, incorporates into

the rule the most current EPA guidance

on capture efficiency methods for

volatile organic compound emission

control systems.

In the final rules section of the

Federal Register, the EPA is approving

the state’s SIP revision as a direct final

rule without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

revision amendment and anticipates no

relevant adverse comments. A detailed

rationale for the approval is set forth in

the direct final rule. If no relevant

adverse comments are received in

response to the direct final rule, no

further activity is contemplated in

relation to that rule. If the EPA receives

relevant adverse comments, the direct

final rule will be withdrawn and all

public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. The EPA

will not institute a second comment

period on the direct final rule. Any

parties interested in commenting on the

rule should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by August 7, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Kim Johnson, Environmental Protection

Agency, Air Planning and Development

Branch, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas

City, Kansas 66101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim

Johnson at (913) 551–7975.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the direct final

rule which is located in the rules

section of the Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Dated: May 26, 1998.

William Rice,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region VII.

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40 CFR Part 52

[DC038–2009b, MD058–3026b, VA083–

5035b; FRL–6120–5]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans; District

of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland—1990

Base Year Emission Inventory for the

Metropolitan Washington DC Ozone

Nonattainment Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revisions submitted by the District of

Columbia, State of Maryland and

Commonwealth of Virginia for the

purpose of establishing purpose of

revising the 1990 ozone base year

emission inventories for the

Metropolitan Washington, D.C. ozone

nonattainment area. In the Final Rules

section of this Federal Register, EPA is

approving these States’ SIP revisions as

a direct final rule without prior proposal

because the Agency views this as a

noncontroversial SIP revision and

anticipates no adverse comments. A

detailed rationale for the approval is set

forth in the direct final rule. If no

adverse comments are received in

response to the direct final rule, no

further activity is contemplated in

relation to that rule. If EPA receives

adverse comments, the direct final rule
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will be withdrawn and all public

comments received will be addressed in

a subsequent final rule based on this

proposed rule. EPA will not institute a

second comment period on the direct

final rule. Any parties interested in

commenting on that rule should do so

at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by August 7, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to David L. Arnold, Chief,

Ozone & Mobile Sources Branch,

Mailcode 3AP21, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region III, 841

Chestnut Building, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania 19107. Copies of the

documents relevant to this action are

available for public inspection during

normal business hours at the Air

Protection Division, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region III, 1650

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19103; the District of Columbia

Department of Public Health, Air

Quality Division, 2100 Martin Luther

King Ave, S.E., Washington, DC 20020;

Maryland Department of the

Environment, 2500 Broening Highway,

Baltimore, Maryland, 21224; and the

Virginia Department of Environmental

Quality, 629 East Main Street,

Richmond, Virginia, 23219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher Cripps, (215) 814–2179, at

EPA Region III address above, or via email at

cripps.christopher@epamail.epa.gov.

While information may be requested via

e-mail, comments must be submitted in

writing to the above Region III address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information pertaining to the approval

of the 1990 emission inventory for the

Washington, DC ozone nonattainment

area submitted by the District of

Columbia, State of Maryland and

Commonwealth of Virginia provided in

the Direct Final action of the same title

which is located in the Rules and

Regulations section of this Federal

Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Dated: June 23, 1998.

Thomas Voltaggio,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

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40 CFR Part 62

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Approval and Promulgation of State

Plans for Designated Facilities and

Pollutants; Montana; Control of

Landfill Gas Emissions From Existing

Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to

approve the Montana plan and its

associated regulations for implementing

the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

Landfill Emission Guidelines at 40 CFR

part 60, subpart Cc, which were

required pursuant to section 111(d) of

the Clean Air Act (Act). The State’s

plan, which was submitted to EPA on

July 2, 1997, establishes performance

standards for existing MSW landfills

and provides for the implementation

and enforcement of those standards.

In the Final Rules section of this

Federal Register, the EPA is approving

the State’s submittal in a direct final

rule without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

action and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule. If no adverse comments are

received in response to the direct final

rule, no further activity is contemplated.

If EPA receives adverse comments, the

direct final rule will be withdrawn and

all public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. EPA will

not institute a second comment period

on this action. Any parties interested in

commenting on this action should do so

at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing on or before August 7, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action may be mailed to Vicki Stamper,

8P2–A, at the EPA Region VIII Office

listed. Copies of the documents relevant

to this proposed rule are available for

public inspection during normal

business hours at the Air Program,

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500,

Denver, Colorado 80202–2466. Copies of

the State documents relevant to this

proposed rule are available for public

inspection at the Montana Department

of Environmental Quality, 1520 East 6th

Avenue, P.O. Box 200901, Helena,

Montana 59620–0901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Vicki Stamper, EPA Region VIII, (303)

312–6445.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the Direct Final

action of the same title which is located

in the Rules and Regulations Section of

this Federal Register.

Dated: June 29, 1998.

Jack W. McGraw,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region VIII.

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